Madam Butterfly Critique - Movie Review Example

The opening act describes a young Japanese female. She is identified as Butterfly. She falls victim to an American soldier who in this case intends to marry her but plans negatively. The act sees the butterfly and her husband sing a duet to express their love. Years later Butterfly spends much of her time contemplating what had happened, as she patiently waits for her husband to return. Those surrounding her discourage her decision to wait for her lover (A Quite Night, 2014). New eventually reaches her that her lover was to return to Japan and she spends most of her time waiting for the day he would return. The musical opera takes another twist to present a sense of suspense. The final act sees Butterfly's husband arriving but the exhausted butterfly sleeps and misses the chance to see him arrive (A Quite Night, 2014). The scene ends tragically as Butterfly takes her own life.

The opening scene is characterized by a minimal orchestral. A homorhythm texture described the opening scene. This created a suspenseful mood that is needed for the introduction of the opera performance. The high tone represented excitement describing the mood displaced when Butterfly meets her husband and when she reunites with her husband after many years of waiting. The soloist created a tonal variation that played part in connecting the music to the dramatic events unfolding in the opera movie. The smooth voice of Pinkerton (Butterfly’s husband) creates a romantic mood. Butterfly’s voice creates combines well with the orchestra to create a perfect opera performance to accompany the romantic theme created by the butterfly and Pinkerton. The high and low tone created by the orchestra was effective as they indicated a change of scenes to represent events that led to the death of Butterfly.

The movie creates a unique aspect of opera performance. The combination of acting and perfect voice developed a perfect combination and portrayed the diverse nature in which music can be presented. The orchestra performance presented different aspects of music than needs to be utilized. The main performance was well executed given the fact that each unit maintained a linear rhythm pattern and maintained their intended roles. The tempo of the performance described different moods portrayed by the actors. The high tempo described excitement and the low tempo defines sad moods. The music movie describes different aspects of music that need to be explored while performing.